Called "Sex in College Park" and published on the online version of TheDiamondback, the university's independent paper, the photos' introduction simply states that four photographers were given a mission to come up with the best photos of sex on campus. The (quite artsy) images that came from this call-to-action, which include a tight shot of a rumpled condom wrapper and close-ups of sheet-gripping hands, are pretty risqué for a student paper — which is exactly why I think they're pretty awesome. One of the photos even appears to depict girl-on-girl action, showing that sex isn't all hetero. (Though, since college is the place of experimentation and finding yourself, I am a bit surprised there weren't more avant-garde examples like that one.)

Still, after reporting nine months ago that a special sex-themed issue of Central New Mexico Community College's newspaper was banned because it included a (very tame) guide to on-campus sex resources and sex toys, I'm excited to see another college paper push the envelope… without getting serious backlash for it.

Because, seriously, if you can't be a little bit salacious at a college publication, where else can you? (Besides, of course, right here at Cosmo…)